JOHNNY NASH - THE VERY BEST OF JOHNNY NASH 1956-1962

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASCD1094
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988109429
Release Date: 9th October 2020
Genre: Soul/R&B

Long before he became an internationally-renowned 1960s/70s reggae star, Johnny Nash was a 1950s would-be teenage idol, with a string of releases for ABC-Paramount and Warner Bros.

Between 1956-62 he enjoyed sporadic U.S. Pop success with songs like ‘A Very Special Love’, ‘You’re Looking At Me’, ‘Almost In Your Arms’, ‘The Teen Commandments’ (recorded with ABC labelmates Paul Anka and George Hamilton IV), ‘Walk With Faith In Your Heart’, ‘As Time Goes By’, ‘Take A Giant Step’, the Phil Spector written & produced ‘Some Of Your Lovin’’, ‘Don’t Take Away Your Love’, and ‘Ol’ Man River’.

These are all included on this compilation, alongside a number of collectors’ rarities, which presents the very best of Nash’s singles’ releases during this period. This is the first time that this body of work has been thus assembled, and several of these sides have never previously appeared on CD.

Tracks: A Teenager Sings The Blues / The Ladder Of Love / A Very Special Love / Won’t You Let Me Share My Love With You / Please Don’t Go / You’re Looking At Me / Truly Love / Almost In Your Arms / The Teen Commandments (With Paul Anka And George Hamilton Iv) / Walk With Faith In Your Heart / Roots Of Heaven / As Time Goes By / Take A Giant Step / But Not For Me / The Wish / Too Proud / Never My Love / (Looks Like) The End Of The World / Kisses / Some Of Your Lovin’ / World Of Tears / A Thousand Miles Away / I’m Counting On You / I Lost My Baby / Too Much Love / Love’s Young Dream / Don’t Take Away Your Love / Moment Of Weakness / Ol’ Man River / I’m Movin’ On / Cigareetes, Whusky And Wild, Wild Women